Google Drive Duplicate File Manager β€” n8n Workflow

Medium complexity⚑ Trigger14 nodes🏷️ File ManagementπŸ‘ 689 viewsby Ventsislav Minev

Overview

Google Drive Duplicate File Manager πŸ§ΉπŸ“

Purpose: Automate the process of finding and managing duplicate files in your Google Drive.

Who's it for?

Individuals and teams aiming to streamline their Google Drive. Anyone tired of manual duplicate file cleanup.

What it Solves:

Saves storage space πŸ’Ύ. Reduces file confusion πŸ˜•βž‘οΈπŸ™‚. Automates tedious cleanup tasks πŸ€–.

How it works:

Trigger: Monitors a Google Drive folder for new files. Configuration: Sets rules for keeping and handling duplicates. Fin

Nodes used

Google DriveCode

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2. Configuration
Choose the keep and action behavior of the workflow
1. The keep parameter let's you decide whether to keep
Working Folder
The "Working Folder" node let's you choose Files to ded
This workflow includes a filter to work on just 1 folde
Discard found Google Apps documents
Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides, Drawins etc. are discarded
1. Trigger Settings and Working Folder
When using Google Drive Trigger configure the Poll time
By Default the trigger is configured to check for *file
Files that already start with *DUPLICATE-* ar
In Google Drive Trashed files are kept for 30
They can be reviewed and restored during that 30 day in
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Config
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Edit Fields
F
Filter
Deduplicate Keep First
Deduplicate Keep Last
Send Duplicates to Trash
N
No Operation, do nothing
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Is Flagged
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G
Google Drive Trigger
D
Drop Google Apps files
Working Folder
Google Drive
K
Keep First/Last
T
Trash/Flag Duplicates
14 nodes14 edges

How it Works

  1. 1

    Trigger

    The workflow starts with a trigger trigger.

  2. 2

    Process

    Data flows through 14 nodes, connecting code, filter, googledrive.

  3. 3

    Output

    The workflow completes its automation and delivers the result to the configured destination.

Node Details (14)

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Google Drive

googleDrive

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CO

Code

code

#2

How to Import This Workflow

  1. 1Click Download JSON button on the right to save the workflow file.
  2. 2Open your n8n instance. Go to Workflows β†’ New β†’ Import from file.
  3. 3Select the downloaded google-drive-duplicate-file-manager file and click Import.
  4. 4Set up credentials for each service node (API keys, OAuth, etc.).
  5. 5Click Test Workflow to verify everything works, then activate it.

Or paste directly in n8n β†’ Import from JSON:

{ "name": "Google Drive Duplicate File Manager", "nodes": [...], ...}

Integrations

codefiltergoogledrivegoogledrivetriggerifsetswitch

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Complexitymedium
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Created by

Ventsislav Minev

Ventsislav Minev

@vminev

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